Thursday’s AOA began with the news that Alexis Taylor, nominee for USDA Trade Undersecretary was confirmed on Wednesday in the US Senate; Dave Walton, Iowa soybean grower who serves on the ASA Executive Committee, celebrated that confirmation and discussed some new uses for soy oil that received additional funding. In segment 2, Dustin Davidson, Director of Government Relations with the Waterways Council, broke down the recently passed Water Resources Development Act, which authorizes billions in funding for water infrastructure projects. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX joined the show with a discussion about the livestock markets volatility ahead of Friday’s COF and QHP reports. The show closed with Erik Carlson, researcher with the American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project at SUNY-ESF, about the work to genetically engineer a blight resistant Chestnut tree, and how it’s moving toward approval for release
12-22-22 AGRICULTURE OF AMERICA
12-22-22 AGRICULTURE OF AMERICA